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80-G-425500 Vought F4U-1A "Corsair" fighter (BuNo 55995)

Vought F4U-1A "Corsair" fighter (BuNo 55995)
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Title: Vought F4U-1A "Corsair" fighter (BuNo 55995)
Caption: Of fighter squadron seventeen (VF-17), on Bougainville in February 1944. This plane was flown by Lieutenant Junior Grade Ira C Kepford, and wears sixteen Japanese flags representing his total number of "kills". Note VF-17 insignia on the planes nose.
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Catalog #: 80-G-425500
Copyright Owner: National Archives
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After this Year: 1939
Before this Year: 1945
Original Medium: BW Photo
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